IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Escucha Mi Voz released a statement after saying one of their members was “abducted” by ICE on Thursday in an “unprovoked and dangerous” action.

The release provided video of that situation. They say it shows Jorge Elieser Gonzalez Ochoa being stopped and taken away by three ICE agents, including a local agent. They say Gonzalez has a wife and child, and lives in the Catholic Worker House in Iowa City as he works as an essential worker in the area.

The arrest happened in the middle of the Bread Garden Market in Iowa City, around 11am.

TV9 spoke with Gonzalez’s mother-in-law, Eva Castro. She says her daughter is in shock after seeing the video, and that the entire family is devastated.

“Jorge came looking for better opportunities, a better life with his wife,” s

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